We custom build each of these complete Strat® pickguard
assemblies in our shop by hand for every customer based on the unique
specifications selected below.

Includes
everything ready to drop in to your favorite
Strat® by simply hooking up the hot wire (audio)
and ground wires. This pickup set is
available in very limited quantities and comes
directly from the Fender Custom Shop, they are
not your typical retail packaged pickups, these
'66 relic Strat pickups were originally wound
specifically for a completed '66 Relic Strat.
We're not creating an entire relic pickguard
assembly, it is just the pickups that were relic'ed at Fender so the pickup's pole pieces
are darker due to the aging process Fender used. Includes genuine Fender pickguard, knobs, switch tip along with
top quality CTS potentiometers, Orange
Drop polyester film tone
capacitors and a CRL pickup selector switch.

The standard 11 hole
pickguards are fully
shielded as they come from Fender. The '62 vintage and '57 vintage
pickguards require a separate aluminum pickguard
shield which is to be added extra if so desired.
Use separate "Add to Cart" buttons
found below for addition
of these pickguard shields.

We offer a few assembly selection
options for your pickguard to appeal to your
particular Strat® body color.

Pickguard Assembly Specifications /
Options

Pickguard Selection Options:

Standard 11 Hole, 3 Ply Black
(B/W/B)

Standard 11 Hole, 3 Ply White
(W/B/W)

Standard 11 Hole, 3 Ply
Parchment (P/B/P)

Standard 11 Hole, 3 Ply Mint
Green (M/B/M)

Standard 11 Hole, 1 Ply Solid
Black

'62 Vintage 11 Hole, 3 Ply Black
(B/W/B)

'62 Vintage 11 Hole, 3 Ply White
(W/B/W)

'62 Vintage 11 Hole, 3 Ply Mint
Green (M/B/M)

'57 Vintage 8 Hole, 1 Ply White

'57 Vintage 8 Hole, 3 Ply Black
(B/W/B)

Pickup Set: Genuine Fender® Custom
Shop '66 Relic.

Pickup Selector Switch Options:

CRL 5-Way.

CRL 3-Way.

Potentiometers: Three 250K CTS Audio
Taper.

Tone Capacitor:
Film Orange Drop Polyester Film Capacitor Options.
Click here for information on tone
capacitors and
here is a link to a video that explains How Tone Capacitors Work.

0.047 uF

0.033 uF

0.022 uF

0.1 uF

Control Knobs/Switch Tip/Pickup
Covers Color Options:

White

Parchment

Aged White

Black

Pickup Tone Controls:With standard Strat® wiring and with the bridge pickup does
not have a tone control, only the middle and neck
pickups have a tone control. However, we offer
5 alternate pickup
tone control selections to choose from to enhance
your tonal shaping.

Standard Strat® wiring: Separate
tone control for the middle pickup. Separate
tone control for the neck pickup. No tone
control for the bridge pickup.

Separate tone control for
the bridge pickup. Middle and neck pickups
share a tone control.

Separate tone control for
the neck pickup. Bridge and middle pickups share
a tone control.

Separate tone control for the
bridge pickup. Separate tone control for the
neck pickup. No tone control for the middle
pickup.

Separate tone control for
the bridge pickup. Separate tone control for the
middle pickup. No tone control for the neck
pickup.

We don't have any fancy or creative word play to
work up a catchy description for these '66 relic
Strat pickups other than they were wound by the
Fender Custom Shop for a 1966
Fender Strat as a completed
guitar. If you think you'd like the
tonality of a '66 Strat then give these a try. There are only 4 full sets of
these pickups available. They were offered to us
by Fender as surplus since the '66 Relic Custom
Shop Strat was no longer being built.

Important
Note:
If you are
selecting your pickguard assembly to be built
with one of the '62 vintage pickguards or '57
vintage pickguard they are unshielded as
provided by Fender. To have the genuine Fender® aluminum '62 pickguard shield or '57 control
area shield installed please add it separately
below using the appropriate "Add to Cart"
button. The '62 vintage aluminum pickguard
shield is a full pickguard coverage shield.
The '57 vintage aluminum pickguard shield is a
control area only shield.
These shielding's are specific and authentic to
how they were originally built by Fender® during
the respective era.

Body Ground Connection:
Most of the modern American Strat® bodies
(not vintage re-issue Strat's) have a ground wire
connection inside the conductive paint shielded
control cavity that is fastened down to the body with a small wood screw.
Click here for an illustration of this body ground connection.
Most Mexican Strat® bodies we have encountered do not have this body ground
connection. Unless your bodies control cavity is
shielded and you plan on connecting a ground wire
from the electronics to the shielded control cavity
then select "No" for this option. If you select
YES
for the "Body
Ground" option and
do not have the solder lug (ring eyelet) and mounting
screw to attach this wire to your body, then you can add it to
your order here -->

Select Your Pickguard Assembly Options

Pickguard:

Accessories Color:

Pickup Selector
Switch:

Tone Capacitor:

Pickup(s) Tone Controls:

Body Ground
Connection:

Price: $235.00

Use the following "Add On" options for
upgrades to the basic pickguard assembly.

To add the aluminum pickguard shield for the '62 vintage pickguard.
$17.00 Up charge.

To add the aluminum pickguard
control area shield for the '57 vintage pickguard.
$7.00 Up charge.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OUR CUSTOM BUILT COMPLETE PICKGUARD ASSEMBLIES

Typical turn-around time from order placement until your complete pickguard assembly will be ready to ship is up to 14 days.

All custom built pickguard assemblies sales are final. No returns, refunds or exchanges due to the unique nature of the customized options you select for your particular assembly. Each pickguard assembly is custom built on an "As Ordered" basis for each customer with your specific and unique assembly options selected at the time of purchase. All pickguard assemblies are completely tested to ensure 100% correct operation.

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